NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 9, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, d, h, i, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 140 points |
| Genius Level | 98 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 |
| B | 5 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| D | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| H | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| T | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 7 | Σ | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×3 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BI×3 BR×4 |
| D | DA×1 DI×1 DR×3 |
| H | HA×4 |
| I | |
| R | RA×7 RI×1 |
| T | TA×3 TH×1 TI×1 TR×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARH×1 ARI×2 ATR×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAR×2 BIR×3 BRA×3 BRI×1 |
| D | DAR×1 DIR×1 DRA×2 DRI×1 |
| H | HAI×1 HAR×3 |
| I | |
| R | RAB×3 RAD×2 RAI×1 RAT×1 RIB×1 |
| T | TAB×1 TAR×2 THI×1 TIA×1 TRA×1 TRI×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| ar... | AR5 | One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Very dry. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. |
| bi.. | BI4 | A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs. |
| bi...... † | BI8 | A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or bathe in. |
| bi... | BI5 | The process of childbearing; the beginning of life. |
| br.. | BR4 | A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin. |
| br... | BR5 | To make a sudden movement with, to jerk. |
| br.. | BR4 | A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish. |
| br... | BR5 | Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. |
| da.. | DA4 | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin. |
| di.. | DI4 | Soil or earth. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To damn or curse. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To cut off; chop off. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure. |
| ha..... | HA7 | Alternative spelling of hard hat |
| ha.. | HA4 | A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. |
| ra... | RA5 | A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. |
| ra... | RA5 | Affected with rabies. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra... | RA5 | plural of radius |
| ra.. | RA4 | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ri.... | RI6 | The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| th... | TH5 | The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr... | TR5 | A grouping of three. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- arhat (AR5)
- aria (AR4)
- arid (AR4)
- atria (AT5)
- attar (AT5)
- barb (BA4)
- bard (BA4)
- bird (BI4)
- birdbath† (BI8)
- birth (BI5)
- brad (BR4)
- braid (BR5)
- brat (BR4)
- briar (BR5)
- dart (DA4)
- dirt (DI4)
- drab (DR4)
- drat (DR4)
- drib (DR4)
- hair (HA4)
- hard (HA4)
- hardhat (HA7)
- hart (HA4)
- rabbi (RA5)
- rabbit (RA6)
- rabid (RA5)
- radar (RA5)
- radii (RA5)
- raid (RA4)
- ratatat (RA7)
- ribbit (RI6)
- tabard (TA6)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- third (TH5)
- tiara (TI5)
- trait (TR5)
- triad (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- arid (adjective): Very dry.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- bard (noun): A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- bird (noun): A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
- birdbath† (noun): A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or bathe in.
- birth (noun): The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.
- brad (noun): A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
- braid (verb): To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
- brat (noun): A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
- briar (noun): Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
- dart (noun): A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- dirt (noun): Soil or earth.
- drab (noun): A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
- drat (verb): To damn or curse.
- drib (verb): To cut off; chop off.
- hair (noun): A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- hard (adjective): Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure.
- hardhat (noun): Alternative spelling of hard hat
- hart (noun): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
- rabbi (noun): A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- rabbit (noun): A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- rabid (adjective): Affected with rabies.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- radii (noun): plural of radius
- raid (noun): A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- ribbit (interjection): The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
- tabard (noun): A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- third (adjective): The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- triad (noun): A grouping of three.